lop

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1. lop - Noun

2. lop - Adjective

3. lop - Verb

4. Lop - Proper noun

Meaning

A flea.

To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything; to sho/ -- by cutting off the extremities; to cut off, or remove as superfluous parts; as, to lop a tree or its branches.

To cut partly off and bend down; as, to lop bushes in a hedge.

That which is lopped from anything, as branches from a tree.

To let hang down; as, to lop the head.

Hanging down; as, lop ears; -- used also in compound adjectives; as, lopeared; lopsided.

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Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads. Christopher Paolini

One problem I have with faith-healing is that it tends to be focused only on the physical aspect of healing. But Jesus always backed away when people came to him only to get their physical needs met. My goodness, he was ready to have you lop off your hand! His real interest was in healing the soul. Joni Eareckson Tada

But... what if I mistime it?" Gilan smiled widely. "Well, in that case, I'll probably lop your head off your shoulders." Horace and Gilan. John Flanagan

Two days prior to the Herrick operation I repaired a double cleft lip, resected a recurrent cancer of the mouth, corrected lop ears in a child, and closed a burn of the buttocks. Joe Murray

Thus when the names of heroes we declare, Names, whose unpolished sounds offend the ear, We add, or lop some branches which abound, Till the harsh accents are with smoothness crowned That mellows every word, and softens every sound. Marco Girolamo Vida

dress the plants in the garden Source: Internet

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